Feed Settings

Control how the activity feed behaves — how far back it looks, and which types of content appear.

The activity feed is the central hub of your fellos site. It's the first thing members see when they log in — a chronological stream of posts, milestones, announcements, and organizational updates. The Feed Settings page lets you control two key aspects: how much history the feed displays, and which types of items are visible.

Feed Window

The feed window controls how many days of content the activity feed shows. Enter a number of days — common values are 30, 60, or 90 days. When a member opens their feed, they'll see items from within this window, starting from the most recent.

Items older than the feed window don't appear in the feed, but they are not deleted. They still exist in the system and can be found through direct links, search, or by browsing specific groups and event pages. The feed window simply controls what appears in the main chronological feed view.

Choosing the right window

• 30 days — Good for active organizations with multiple posts per day. Keeps the feed focused on recent activity.
• 60 days — A balanced default. Works well for most organizations with moderate posting frequency.
• 90 days — Best for organizations that post less frequently or want members to see a broader history when they log in.

Auto-Generated Items

The Auto-Generated Items section controls which automatic celebration posts fellos inserts into the feed. Each item has its own toggle — enabled means it shows up in the feed, disabled means it doesn't.

Member Birthdays

Birthday announcements for active members who have their birthday on file. Adds a personal touch and encourages members to engage with each other.

Membership Anniversaries

Anniversary milestones marking years since a member's membership start date.

Organization Anniversaries

Anniversary milestones for organizations that have a visible created date — useful for marking chapter founding anniversaries.

Post Defaults

The Post Defaults section lets you set, per member type, which group is pre-selected when that type expands the feed composer. This makes posting frictionless for the most common case — for example, default Seedlings to "General Discussion" so they don't need to pick a group every time.

Each row corresponds to a member type and has a dropdown of available groups. Pick the default group for that type, or leave it blank to make the member choose every time.

How the Feed Works

Understanding how the feed assembles its content helps you make better configuration decisions:

• The feed is personalized per member. Each member sees content from groups they have access to, organizations they belong to, and members they're connected with.
• Feed items are displayed in reverse chronological order — newest first.
• The feed uses infinite scrolling. Members scroll down to see older items, up to the feed window boundary.
• Feed items respect group access rules. A member won't see posts from a group they don't have read access to, even if group posts are enabled in feed settings.
• Pinned posts in groups don't get special treatment in the feed — they're pinned within the group view, but appear chronologically in the feed like any other post.

Performance Considerations

A very large feed window combined with many enabled item types on an active site can result in a lot of content loading when members open their feed. If you notice the feed feeling slow:

• Reduce the feed window to 30 days
• Consider disabling auto-generated items you don't actively need (e.g. organization anniversaries)
• Review whether you have a very large number of groups — each group's posts contribute to the feed load

In most cases, the default settings work well without any performance concerns.